28th Feb 2016 ...is what I wanted to see on my travels this year, and today was another one. It was silent on the ship, the ferry, as we glided through enormous bay sheltered by mountains all around. We stood, grouped at the front, but hardly a sound as we all took in the majesty …
Wairakei Geothermal park in the Tongariro volcano area of the north island... On my way to Wellington, I stopped off at a place, so I was told by Bernie and Michael and their friends - Taupo that they visit for holiday breaks, and where they had a speed boat I think. I found it …
Hobbiton and the home of Middle Earth! A trip out of Rotorua to Hobbiton was a highlight of my trip to New Zealand! Having been a Hobbit/LOTR (Lord of the Rings) fan since I was 18 years old and my then boyfriend got me to read it and bought me the books, I am hooked! …
1st February - Whangerai and Bay of Islands We drove from their lovely house on the hillside in this sea side town, down to the harbour where Cruzee was moored. The house where I stayed for a day or so with my sisters' friends who I had met many years before in my 20s! I …
Auckland Harbour from the harbour cruise to Rangitoto I travelled from Auckland after a few days, where I made some unlikely 'friends' - two guys I started chatting with in an Irish pub on the steep road through Auckland on about day 2. Hoping for some later music, they told me about another pub up …
These are the maps of North and South Islands, and the places I visited. There are blogs on all these places and experiences separately, but this is the overview of my travel around the two vastly different islands that make up this unique country! I left Australia and my family behind at the end of …
Moments come infrequently - even when travelling. This evening was a moment, frozen in time for me! Arriving in Te Anau at th e lake about 1.20 pm today, from the lovely alpine town of lively Queenstown, the beautiful glacial lake - 342 m around, 400 m deep and sitting 300 m above sea level …
"Its the journey that's important, not the destination" So true. Some of the best experiences have been the journeys between places I've stopped at. Over the mountains in Vang Vien in Loas, the train up to Chaing Mai, or the dusty roads of Kangaroo Island Australia, and the west coast trip to Greymouth here in …
Today is Thursday, 18 Feb and I got up in Napier, leaving at 9 am on the Naked Bus* to Wellington New Zealand and breakfasted in Hastings down the road half an hour. I am able to use my bargain Naked Passport bus ticket (30 trips between towns for just $246 or £123!) to get …
Abel Tasman National Park that is, and more .. Abel Tasman was the Dutch explorer who discovered New Zealand snd Australia, but never claimed it or mapped it as much as Capt Cook. He named it New Zealand after Dutch Zeeland, and the sea between NZ and Australia is named after him. So is the …
Clear Mind Thinking - Travel Blog 
You must be logged in to post a comment.